Reconstruction and extension of a terraced house in Brno

The reconstruction of the row apartment building on Štolcova Street in Brno-Černovice addresses both the complete renovation of the existing structure and its extension with a new floor and an attic apartment. The original building from 1931 was renovated in the 1990s with a pronounced color concept for the façade. The goal of the project was not only to expand the residential units for a generationally growing family but primarily to return the building to a calm appearance that better fits into the context of the surrounding development.
The new extension smoothly aligns with the main cornice of the neighboring house, equalizing the prevailing three-story height level on this side of the street. The roof dormer is intentionally set back into the roof plane to avoid disrupting the silhouette of the building and to maintain the overall scale character of the row development. The façade is treated with a structured mineral plaster in a modest earthy shade. In contrast, the inverted window architraves, on the other hand, create an optical expansion of the original size and composition of the window openings with a smooth plaster structure. French windows have been installed on the ground floor of the courtyard façade, and raised terraces have been created, allowing the lower apartments direct access to the garden.